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Wood Badge
Wood Badge is the premier Adult Scouting Leadership Training, teaching skills that can be used not only within Scouting but in all leadership roles including at work and at home.
Click here for more information at Scouting.org, or here at Woodbadge.org.
W3-28-20 Wood Badge Course Dates:
Rescheduled to: Friday - Sunday, October 9-11, 2020 - YLTC, 1001 Davis Street, San Leandro, CA 94577
Saturday & Sunday, November 7-8, 2020 - Rancho Los Mochos Scout Camp, 18450 Mines Road, Livermore, CA 94550
Both weekends must be attended in their entirety in order to complete the course.
Click here to register for Wood Badge 2020
$255 if paid by December 15, 2019.
$280 if paid by September 11, 2020.
$300 if paid after September 11, 2020.
The program fees include training materials; all food for the first weekend and some food for the second weekend; a hat, rocker patch and neckerchief.
Need more info about the upcoming course in 2020? Please contact:
2020 Wood Badge Course Director - Michael Ransom
Council Staff Advisor - Jesse Barush, District Executive or 510-577-9232
Previous Course Directors Contact:
2019 - Mike Allison
2018 - Chad Hamilton
2017 - Debbie Fallehy
2016 - John Bird
2015 - Lorna Hill
2013 - Mark Loy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is financial aid available?
Participants should first pursue all available resources. Can you find a sponsor? For example your Troop or Pack committee or charter organization? Will your employer pay? Please feel free to contact the Course Director to pursue Wood Badge funded scholarships. These are usually matching funds with you paying part. There are limited scholarship funds available.For information about the AFL-CIO Wood Badge Scholarship program, please click here.
For information about the VFW Scholarship program, please click here.
What is Wood Badge?
- Wood Badge is Scouting's PREMIER TRAINING PROGRAM for all adult leaders.
- Wood Badge is LEADERSHIP TRAINING, applicable to all scouting positions.
- Wood Badge is a TOOL FOR IMPROVING all scouting programs, including yours.
- Wood Badge is a six day course, conducted over two three day weekends.
- Wood Badge was started by Baden-Powell who recognized the need for trained leaders.
- Topics include Managing Conflict, Communicating, Listening to Learn, Valuing People and Leveraging Diversity, Stages of Team Development, team and individual leadership, Coaching and Mentoring, Project Planning and much, much more.
Why Should I Take It?
- Every Scout deserves trained leaders.
- You will gain a better understanding of Scouting's programs.
- You will get a MUCH better understanding of leadership and useful tools for the challenges you face as Scout leader.
- You will set achievable goals in your primary Scouting position.
- You will have fun, make new friends and enjoy your scouting job more.
Wood Badge is a MOUNTAINTOP EXPERIENCE.
Many previous participants describe Wood Badge as one of the most enjoyable and meaningful Scouting experiences of their lives. Quite likely, you will grow as a human being.
Who may attend Wood Badge?
To attend a Wood Badge course, Scouters must:
- Be registered members of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Have completed the basic training courses for their Scouting positions (see below: What is the required training that I must complete?)
- Have completed the outdoor skills training programs appropriate for their Scouting positions (see below: What is the required training that I must complete?)
- Be capable of functioning safely in an outdoor environment. Current BSA Medical form Parts ABC and current physical is required for all participants. Accommodations can be made to meet the physical needs of most everyone.
- Individuals who have attended the old Wood Badge course in the past (prior to 2001) may attend current Wood Badge. Certain conditions apply. Contact the Course Director for details.
What is the required training that I must complete?
This may seem a little confusing, but the gist is that all leaders need to have taken the required training to earn your trained strip for your current primary Scouting position. As to "Scouting's Outdoors Skills Training", the only positions that require that are Scoutmasters and Varsity Coaches (and their assistants).
- Scouting's Basic Leader Training Courses:
Leader specific training for:
- Den leaders, Cub Masters, Webelos leaders, Tiger Cub leaders, Pack committee members,
Troop committee members, Scoutmasters, Varsity coaches, Venturing leaders.
- Commissioner basic training for commissioners
- District committee training for district committee members
- Council committee training or executive board orientation for council volunteers
Note: "Assistants" take the same training as the primary. i.e Assistant Cubmaster takes Cubmaster training.
Note: Previous versions of leader training courses are acceptable prerequisites.
If I send in an application, does that guarantee me a spot in the course?
The first 48 Scouters placing a deposit or fully-paid, AND have the training prerequisites completed will get in. Scouters with incomplete training, or no deposit, or apply when we are over the 48 limit are wait-listed. Don't worry however, we WANT you to be able to take Wood Badge and will let you know if you have a spot, update any wait-listed folks, and also refer you to another Council's Wood Badge course if necessary. But we welcome you and want you to attend with SFBAC!
I'm only in my second year as a Scout Leader and did not do Scouts as a youth, so I am concerned about having a lack of experience as compared with the other people who would be taking the course. Is that a problem?
On the contrary, I wish every new leader would take Wood Badge as early as possible. Wood Badge is essential leadership training. It is not a Scoutcraft course. Wood Badge will help you understand what the Scouting movement is all about, how the different Scouting programs tie together, how you can make a real difference and will provide you with many important and useful leadership tools.
The result is that you will understand your job better. You will be better at your job, which means you will enjoy it more. Since you will be better at your job and enjoy it more, your Scouting program will be improved. The better program we offer, the longer the Scouts remain Scouts. What a great concept!
I thought Wood Badge was only for Scoutmasters. I'm not a Scoutmaster. Can I attend?
YES! Wood Badge is for ALL Scout leaders in ALL positions. The BSA National syllabus was updated in 2001 to reflect the latest business models for leadership training. We call the course Wood Badge. We encourage women and men of all ages to participate and reap the lifelong benefits of Wood Badge participation.
There is still a lingering perception that Wood Badge is a "Scoutmaster Course".
The "old Wood Badge" was primarily aimed at Scoutmasters. Currently, Wood Badge is predicated on the position that we ALL participate in teams and the fact that we are ALL Leaders. We are members of teams; we lead teams. Some are long term teams and some are short-lived single purpose teams. How do teams develop? What leadership style is best used at the various stages of a team's development? What characteristics do the best performing teams have? Clearly, these concepts and many others are not limited to Scoutmasters. Also these skills and concepts are not limited to Scouting!
What is a ticket?
Participants in the course will be asked to "write a ticket". A "ticket" is a set of (5) goals related to your primary Scouting position. Each participant will create a personal "Vision", a picture of future success, and choose (5) goals that lead toward that vision. It is your vision for leadership success, in your position, in your unit. You write 5 goals (called ticket items) to get you to the successful completion of your vision. You use the leadership skills learned in Wood Badge to complete your goals within the 18 months following the course. This is practical application of what you learned. This is a tangible benefit. There will be a lot of discussion about this during the course.
I took the "old Wood Badge". Can I take "Current Wood Badge"?
Yes. Beginning in 2006, individuals who attended the old Wood Badge course in the past may attend the current Wood Badge training. Certain conditions apply. Contact the Course Director for details.


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EVENT: March Into The Light 2014
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Join us for the 4th Annual Face It TOGETHER Sioux Falls March Into the Light - a community walk to celebrate wellness from drug and alcohol addiction. Our community's only event to honor survivors of the disease and to raise awareness about the disease, helping others get well.
- Saturday, September 6 at 6:30 a.m.
- $20 registration fee (includes dri-fit long sleeve shirt)
- Kids under 12 walk for free (t-shirt provided)
- Coffee, water, breakfast provided
- Live entertainment
- Photo booth
- Family friendly event
- Yoga class following the 1.5 mile walk DTSF
Register: Click "Register". You may join a team, form a team, or register as an individual. Follow the instructions to register for the event. You will need to enter your credit card information to register. All proceeds go toward recovery support services at Face It TOGETHER Sioux Falls.
Form or Join a Team: Consider building a team with your family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, etc. Anybody can form a team, and there is no minimum or maximum number of members required. Participating as part of a team can make the March even more exciting, as we're doing this TOGETHER.
Build your personal page: Set a goal (we suggest a minimum of $100 - don't be afraid to aim higher!) Share some background information on why you choose to march (optional) and start fundraising by sharing the link to your personal page with family and friends through email and social media!
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Dakota Pianist Concert to Feature Works by Mozart, Soler, Beethoven
Eugene Gienger, the only classical pianist from the Dakotas to have achieved an international reputation as a performer and master teacher, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Kresge Recital Hall.
'Journeys: A Fall Band Concert' Set for Nov. 5
Featuring the internationally-renowned Augustana Band, "Journeys" will include works by Claude T. Smith, Rossano Galante and Julie Giroux. The concert includes performances by the Augustana Wind Ensemble and the Augustana College & Community Band.
Orchestra to Present Musically Creepy 'Hauntcert' Oct. 31
Calling all ghosts, goblins and ghouls! The Augustana College & Community Orchestra will present "A Hauntcert" at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Grab your costume and enjoy this family-friendly show.
Augustana Volunteers Support People in Need
During the month of October, the Augustana community raised more than $1,000, collected more than 1,400 food items and 3,049 pounds of groceries, rallied 475 volunteers and assembled more than 200 school kits for people in need.
Worthington Senior Wins Covenant Award for Christian Faith
Kim Hibma, a senior elementary and special education major from Worthington, Minn., was awarded the Augustana Covenant Award for Christian Faith. The award recognizes her work with area youth and Campus Outreach Ministries.
Eye on KELOLAND: Josh Hanson
Starting quarterback and Watertown-native Josh Hanson has led the Vikings to an undefeated 6-0 record so far. But despite all the wins, it's a loss that could be playing the biggest role in Hanson's performance.
Alumnus Receives $25,000 National Teaching Award
Sioux Falls educator Wade Helleson,'98, has received the prestigious Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award, a $25,000 honor. The Foundation grants 50 educator awards nationwide each year.
Volleyball Match Set to Fight Against Breast Cancer
In an effort to raise money for breast cancer research and to help support victims, survivors and families, Augustana's volleyball team is hosting a "Dig Pink" event during its match against NSU on Saturday, Oct. 23.
Viking Varieties to Feature 15 Acts, Father-Daughter Duo
For the first time since 1953, Viking Varieties, Augustana's Homecoming talent show, will feature a father/daughter duo. Maren Jacobsen, a sophomore Music major, and her father, Todd Jacobsen, class of 1984, will perform "The Prayer."
Concert to Include Food Drive; Chance to Meet Band
The Goo Goo Dolls and Augustana are sponsoring a food drive prior to the concert on Monday, Oct. 11. All food items will be donated to Feeding South Dakota. The individual who donates the most food will win a meet-and-greet with band members.


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-Upper Egypt - May 2010
-Original photography by Jason Larkin
If you slip out of Cairo to the south, past the banks of Maadi tower blocks sweating dust in the evening haze and under the choking, snarling traffic of the Salah Salem interchange, the dual carriageways will eventually thin out, the cars begin to melt away and finally – smog-streaked and exhausted – you'll reach Helwan. Built on a giant mound that kept it safe from the Nile's annual floods, the town sits opposite the ruins of Memphis; by the 19th century, like the ancient capital that once cast its reflection out across the river, Helwan's beautiful sulphurous springs were showering the town with opulence and exclusivity, a tranquil respite for the well-heeled from the pulsing bedlam of Cairo 25 kilometres away. Gazing gently over the start of the old agricultural road, which threads its way down the Nile's banks for another 1,000km into Africa, Helwan – at least on paper – seems like the perfect place from which to launch a lazy self-drive adventure down the length of Egypt. The only hitch is that the air is laden with cement dust, the streets are roaring with the din of grinding steel works, and inhospitable policemen keep swarming over the car every time we stop to spread out the map. Let the relaxation commence.
The Nile, reckoned by most to be the longest waterway in the world, has been no stranger to traveller cynicism in the hundreds of thousands of years it has been flowing north from Rwanda's far-flung Nyungwe rainforest, out into the mouth of the Mediterranean. The river's contradictions have always enraged as much as enchanted. The 10th century Baghdad-born adventurer Ebn Haukal grumbled over its elusive source, while in 1737 Frederick Norden, a Danish captain sent by his king to investigate Egypt, observed that it was hard to appreciate the glories of the Nile whilst being constantly harassed by boatmen – a sentiment no doubt shared today by those trying to follow in Norden's footsteps. By the time the industrial revolution began to cast a black pallor over the Nile's blue water, Pierre Loti – the late 19th-century French naval officer and novelist – could muster nothing but scorn for the modern river bank, bordered as it was by factories and shrouded in soot.
"Today the foreigners are masters here, and have wakened the old Nile – wakened to enslave it," he thundered in his book The Downfall of the Nile, published a century ago. "They have disfigured its valley ... silenced its cataracts, captured its precious water by dams ... Soon there will scarcely be a river more dishonoured than this, by iron chimneys and thick, black smoke."
With such appalling write-ups by its reviewers, it's little surprise that 21st-century tourists usually elect to skip the dubious pleasures of the Nile Valley altogether, apart from some selective felucca dabbling in Cairo and Luxor. The vast majority of foreign holidaymakers who want to take in those two great cities opt to scale the bulk of Upper Egypt by plane, soaring down the spine of the country from one tourist metropolis to the other in 45 air-conditioned minutes of packaged comfort. And it's not just pretentious literary carping that keeps them off the ground; throughout the early and mid 1990s, the Nile-side towns and villages south of Cairo formed the breeding ground of the country's deadly Islamic insurgency which killed more than a thousand – including tourists – and left in its wake a crippling web of police checkpoints, convoys and security restrictions across the region. Add to that the unenviable reputation of Egypt's creaking road network, with its randomly scattered gaping potholes, high-speed lorries, crop-carrying donkey carts and legions of drivers for whom headlights are viewed as an unnecessary waste of energy – even in the dark – and you can see why Cairo's car rental outlets are not exactly heaving with tourists eager to self-drive down south.
Which is a shame, because it's here on the banks of the Nile Valley – where life hums within a narrow band of lush greenery on either side of the river before petering out starkly into barren desert – that Egypt showcases both the full breadth of its distant past and the ongoing struggles to shape its future. Granted, there are low points – the manufacturing smokestack of modern Helwan (mutated from its spa origins during the Nasser era) being one of them. But there are also sprinkled gems, and unlike in Cairo, where the blinding energy of the city can leave the subtler nooks and crannies bleached out to the passing eye, or in Luxor, where the touts and hawkers smother everything of interest in a blanket of plastic trinkets, Egypt's Nile Valley serves up a manageable space and pace for tourists to navigate the country's perdurable relationship with the river.
It was in Fant, after night had fallen and the road was thick with shadows, that we noticed the neon-decked minarets hanging ethereally in the sky. With their bases shrouded in riverbank foliage, they took on the appearance of soaring daggers suspended in mid-air, a fitting conclusion to a day dominated by symbols of higher power on the highway. Alongside its Muslim majority population, Egypt boasts a 12-million-strong community of Coptic Christians and large numbers have found their home along the Nile; drive south by the river and you'll see the crosses of churches and monasteries embedded deep within a long conveyor belt of roadside mosques, stretching from tiny stone outposts to towering Disneyfied bubble-domes.
Relations between Copts and Muslims in the Nile Valley have often come under strain; sectarian clashes over land use have dominated local headlines in recent years and our route down to Luxor would eventually take us through Naga Hammadi, the scene earlier this year of a drive-by shooting which killed six Christians (and a Muslim security guard) as they left a Midnight Mass on Coptic Christmas Eve. But such tensions feel relatively isolated in villages like Gebel el-Teir (Bird Mountain), perched dramatically 130m high on a cliff-top just north of El Minya, a key provincial capital.
An old hitch-hiking sheikh whom we'd gathered on the way up filled us in on the history behind the name. Legend has it that on the annual feast day of the village monastery – Deir el-Adhra (Monastery of the Virgin), built on the site of a 4th-century cave chapel – all of Egypt's birds would come to rest at Gebel el-Teir for a few days, just as the Holy Family are believed to have done on their epic journey through Egypt. Inside the monastery on the day we visited were men with microphones crouched between great stone pillars flooded with natural light; outside, the whole curve of the valley seemed to sweep out before us, carpet parcels of alfalfa unfurling either side of the glittering river, speckled with palm trees, softly-chugging water pumps, and in one corner a blindingly white limestone quarry ascending in powdered ridges from the ground.
The reverie was interrupted by the sudden appearance at our side of Bishoul, an 11-year-old who had proudly given the church service and his attendant family the slip, and was now eyeing us with affable curiosity while sucking on a lollipop. "Everyone else is fasting," he confided guiltily, jerking his thumb at the congregation inside. "Do you want me to give you a tour?" Within seconds we were plunging down tiny back alleys and hidden stairwells with Bishoul's unceasing commentary piercing the muggy afternoon air. "If you like this stuff," he ventured authoritatively, "you should really check out the Red and White Monasteries in Sohag. Now they're really cool."
It was a wrench to leave El Minya, "the Bride of Upper Egypt", where our beds were in cabins on a 19th-century Nile-moored Mississippi steamer, dinner took the form of sumptuous meat grills at the incomparable restaurant Bondoka (notable also for its Quranic-verse-playing lifts), and the gardened Corniche became transformed each evening into a makeshift playground for partying children and courting couples, a slow-burn urban utopia sewing together antiquated colonial charm and new-build gaudy kitsch. But the Red and White Monasteries sounded intriguing and the route south offered something else as well: an unrivalled window on to the art inspired by the valley, spanning the best part of 4,000 years.
First up lay the sprawling necropolis of Beni Hasan, tombs from the 11th and 12th Pharaonic dynasties paint-clad in weird and wonderful depictions of hunting, acrobatics, sex and politics, all designed to protect the mummified occupants (most of whom were local governors, known as nomarchs) for their passage to the world of the dead.
Today, sleepy moustachioed guards carry on that tradition, keeping most of the vaults firmly locked until some baksheesh is produced and the keys are found. Some have been preserved perfectly with sensitive lighting and carefully controlled air conditioning, while others lie forgotten under a mountain of dust, the exquisitely drawn birds of prey on the wall scratched over with the carved graffiti of many generations of explorers – from the Romans to the French – who have passed this way before. Haunting as they are, the tombs at Beni Hasan failed to move us as much as the nearby modern cemetery at el-Matahira el-Sharqiya, a vast mud-brick resting ground of the deceased from where we watched the sun set over the Nile to the west, with unruffled felucca sails floating serenely through the graves.
It's the kind of scene that has long inspired Hasan el-Sharq (Hasan of the East), the son of a local butcher who launched a dizzying career out of producing "spontaneous art" inspired by the day-to-day rhythm of the valley around him. Hasan, now in his early 60s, started out using colours gleaned from the spice collection of the village herbalist, smearing them on trees, stones and wrapping paper from his father's meat deliveries; when we met him in his studio he had the toothy grin and electrified hair of a mad scientist, and quickly set about showing off his many paintings. His subjects ranged from Klimt-esque kneeling couples to morbid figurines peeking out from gravestones and mischievous chess pieces duelling on grotesque boards. "I'm drawn to storytelling," he told me as we walked over to the new museum el-Sharq is building in his native village of Zawyet Sultan. "I take inspiration from folk epics like that of Abu Zayd el-Halili or the 1001 Arabian Nights, but also of the stories told by the environment around me here. I've never had any academic training in the fine arts."
The elegant yet often cartoonish nature of el-Sharq's work served as a good introduction to some of the art on display down in the Deir el-Abyad (White Monastery) and Deir el-Ahmar (Red Monastery) when we finally reached them the following day. Built around 400AD to trumpet the victory of Christianity over Egypt's pagan gods and lying 12km north of the decidedly 20th-century city of Sohag, some portions of the monasteries are now being restored by Egypt's Supreme Antiquities Council and the removal of centuries of grime has revealed a series of startlingly intricate Coptic frescoes depicting human faces, peacocks and gazelles. The White Monastery featured labyrinthine corridors and Pharaonic columns; the most interesting thing about its Red counterpart was its gangster-like monk, clad in a black gallabiya with a matching bandana on his head, with a woman on each side and a bandage on one hand. Leaning nonchalantly against the souvenir kiosk outside the chapel, he looked every inch the extra from a 1970s mobster flick. "No photos," he warned quietly before waving us out.
Past Sohag, the sky grew thicker and darker with the heat and dust of an approaching sandstorm. By the time we reached Qena, the last major town en route to Luxor, visibility out of our mud-splattered windscreen had virtually disappeared and the rolling acres of sugar cane that radiated out around us begun to feel faintly apocalyptic, like the final frontier of the Wild West. It was market day and out in the fields clumps of men were hacking down and loading up the cane, armed with tools that wouldn't have looked out of place in the arms of Beni Hasan's Pharaonic nomarchs: medieval scythes, palm-twine ropes, and rickety old single-track railway carriages, hauled along by branded camels. As we wended our way towards the town sandwiched between the market delivery trucks, small armies of children descended from the Nile-side alleyways to try and steal a piece of cane for themselves, dodging the furious whips and shouts of the farmers as they did so.
The implements used for farming today may not appear to have changed much over the past few millennia, but the relationship those wielding them have with the Nile Valley land certainly has. Serenaded by palm-leaf avenues and soothed by gurgling freshets, it's easy for anybody making this extraordinary drive down from Cairo to miss the extent to which the future of these pastures is contested.
"There has been a historical link between the people of Upper Egypt and the land of the Nile Valley, a link which is now being severed," explained Dr Boutros, a physician who abandoned practice in Cairo to move down to the poverty-stricken villages of Luxor's West Bank and offer his services there. We were speaking on the final night, at the end of a journey that had taken 10 days to complete, in a car that clocked up more than 1,000km and four flat tyres. "The amount of land stays the same but population is on the rise, mechanisation is increasing, and more and more rural families are forced to diversify."
Egypt's unpopular central government in Cairo is stoking the fire further by launching a full-frontal assault on Nasser-era land reforms, including, in some places, sending in state security forces to help seize agrarian land from small farmers and place it back in the hands of long-deposed land barons – a recipe that Professor Ray Bush, an expert on Middle Eastern agriculture at the University of Leeds, says is a "guarantee of continued communal struggles".
The spidery rebars that poke out of half-finished redbrick buildings all along the Nile's banks hint at the demographic crisis engulfing Egypt, a country where 95 per cent of the population live within 20km of the river. With the population set to double to 160 million by 2050, the government is now being forced to seek out new urban centres away from the Nile Valley, out in corners of the desert that were hitherto thought uninhabitable. What effect that monumental change will have on the future of the valley itself remains to be seen. In the meantime, its lush olive groves and broken tombs, not to mention the felucca captains and self-made artists, all offer a unique insight into the multiple realities of ancient and modern Egypt. It's not always a comfortable ride, but it certainly beats reading an inflight magazine on a 45-minute plane flight.


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Weather Blog: A slow climb for Lake Michigan water temperatures
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! Ready for a dip in Lake Michigan? Just be ready for cold water temperatures resulting from a slow motion spring. In today's blog we look at current lake temperatures versus the past several years. And finally go in search of much warmer temperatures in the long range forecast.
Let's start with a few numbers. Below are the surface water temperatures(F) in Lake Superior and Lake Michigan as of the morning of June 5.
West mid-lake buoy 36
North mid-lake buoy 39
South mid-lake buoy 46
The chilly surface water is a result of colder than average temperatures this spring, more cloud cover, and above average precipitation.
So how do the current lake temperatures compare to average? Below is the Lake Michigan average Great Lakes surface evironmental analysis for 2013 compared to the 20 year average.
Notice current water temperatures are very close to average for June 5. So water temperatures in the 30s and 40s are nothing unusual for early June. The continued cloudy and cool weather this week will likely lead temperatures to be a little below average by week's end.
Last year's crazy warm spring and record setting summer sent water temperatures to some of the warmest on record! Below is the average surface water temperature for the past 5 years and also includes 2013 to date. Notice 2013 isn't the coldest in the past 6 years, but getting close.
The next week will warm lake temperatures very little with cool weather not easing until late this weekend or early next week. As predicted in the Weather Watch 12 blog in May using the LRC, one of the warmest periods of June should arrive around June 21-22. With long range computer models just within reach of June 21 they are also showing a huge warm-up over the Midwest.
The GFS 850mb temperature forecast map below is valid June 21. This is a northern hemisphere forecast, and look at the Midwest and southeast Wisconsin -- some of the warmest temperatures in North America are located over us! This should lead to highs in the 80s and 90s. Possibly the first 90 of the season in southeast Wisconsin?
In the meantime more cool days are ahead with a break in the really cool weather by this weekend and early next week.
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
Jeremy Nelson


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No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, with artwork by R. Gregory Christie
Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books, February 2012
Reviewed from final copy (courtesy of my public library)
Vaunda Nelson, author of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal, has produced a truly significant work of documentary fiction in No Crystal Stair. It is particularly noteworthy in the categories of accuracy, story, theme, and illustration, but is shaky in terms of voice and style. Voice is especially important to me — a dealbreaker, in fact — so while I can see it as a nominee, I doubt it will make the Final Five when it comes time to vote.
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Francoise Gamma
Widget Art Gallery, developed and curated by Chiara Passa, is an exhibition space that fits in your pocket. This digital gallery is an app for iPhones and iPads. Over email, I asked Passa several questions about the project:
What was your motivation behind starting the Widget Art Gallery?
Different reasons led me to start the Widget Art Gallery.
The first one is that I've always wanted to do my own curatorial digital art project in relation to a space.
The second reason is the economic crisis. So, it was unreasonable for me to rent an exposition space since it was too binding, and three years ago I decided to create a virtual display space that Id thought extremely coherent in order to show digital art; simple to manage for me and easy to understand for users. Due to our needs that seem to be increasingly handheld, WAG was born. The Widget Art Gallery is a mini three-D, single art gallery room that fits into people's pocket.
The virtual gallery-room, every month, directly on people's mobile, hosts a solo digital art exhibition related to the dynamic site-specific contest. So the WAG works both as a sort of kunsthall showing temporary exhibitions and as a permanent collection museum because it conserves all the past exhibitions inside an online archive.
The third aim is a conceptual and emotional one. Recently, I was surprised by the increasing involvement of the audience that I am seeing in some recent mobile-art projects, so I wanted to create a virtual space accessible to everybody by simply using an internet connection. The Widget Art Gallery is a free Safari Mobile Web-based App and works online through two different links for IPhone and IPad. It's also possible to download the widget version for mac-osx dashboard.
The fourth motivation is a technical one. I've built the WAG within the HTML5 programming language and JavaScript functions; therefore it's simpler to manage and to make some modifications each time there is an update and to switch to the next exhibition, without depending by Apple Store and their decisions/upgrades.
Do you think that bringing the online exhibition to a mobile platform brings it closer to the initial experience of the modern gallery show — i.e. trying to have a private interaction with a work of art in a very public place?


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A Visit to Monet's Garden...or...A Little Virtual Vacation
We will be staying at the only hotel in the village..La Musardière. The accommodations are simple and the owner is friendly and welcoming! Bonjour, Madame! Why are we spending the night? Ohhh...but you will see! First let's drop off our bags and then head across the little street....yes, across the street...to Monet's Garden!
Monet came to Giverny in 1883 and spent 43 years here. The atmosphere of this beautiful rural village inspired much of his greatest work. He spent many hours painting in these gardens so you will recognize some of the places that we are going to see. The gardens surrounding his home are divided into two sections...the flower garden and the water garden. Let's visit the water garden first. On the way, stop and turn toward the house. Here's the most famous view of the flower garden with the Grande Allée and its arches. In Monet's time, this would have been your view coming through the main gate.
We go through a tunnel under the road, which was added in recent times as a gift from a group of Americans, and emerge to see a little stream surrounded by daylilies and trees bending slightly toward the water.
The path meanders alongside the stream where the tall trees and bamboo thickets provide shade from the summer sun. Ahhh...I'm starting to relax already! Are you?
The trees open up to a little clearing and we can see that the stream feeds into a small pond. Ohhh!!! Are you seeing what I see?? My heart still races with excitement looking at the photos! Do you see them?
The water lilies!! Monet's water lilies!! Don't they look just like his paintings?
Here's a close-up. Amazing, aren't they? So beautiful! Oh, but it gets even better.....
At the end of the little pond is the Japanese bridge...the green Japanese bridge! Doesn't it look just like the paintings? Look...you can even see the reflection in the pond. It's still a perfect impressionist painting, isn't it? And do you notice anything??? Not a single tourist in this shot! We are here an hour before closing time. All of the day trippers are gone. We are spending the night, remember? Isn't this wonderful? Aren't you glad you came?
Now let's go back through the tunnel and head for the flower garden. Once again, we'll follow the paths that lead us toward his house. The flowers that are in bloom vary greatly by month. We are here in early June so there is an abundance of daylilies and roses.
There is such a profusion of flowers that you can't see the next path, so every turn leads you to a wonderful surprise.
Some of the paths are not accessible, like this one where the flowers are spilling into the walkway. Can't you just imagine Monet wandering through his garden, studying the effect of the light on his flowers?
In the beginning, Monet did all of the planting himself, but by 1890, he was wealthy enough to hire six gardeners and to build two greenhouses. Imagine how much care it must take to maintain these beautiful gardens!
Ohhh!...Do you see there? Peeking above the flowers? It's Monet's house. Let's get a closer look!
Here it is...his wonderful pink house with the masses of geraniums planted in front. The French seem to love geraniums. They are everywhere! I love the vines growing on the house and the green shutters! Once again...not one single tourist spoiling our perfect view! I have to admit that I sat on a bench entranced by the house for about half an hour. If you know me from Rate My Space, you will recognize this as my avatar...the little picture that represents me. If it were at all possible, I would duplicate this house for myself...inside and out. However, we are saving the house for another visit. Sooo...I'm getting hungry! What about you? I know a great place to eat. Let's go!
There is one main street in Giverny...Rue Claude Monet, of course! Just a short walk down from the gardens is the Ancien Hôtel Baudy. Ancien in this case means former. This used to be a hotel where many young American artists came to worship at the feet of Monet, who did not think very highly of them at all. However, he finally relented and permitted his step-daughter to marry one of them !
Today, it is a very charming restaurant that serves wonderful food. It even looks like a painting, doesn't it? Let's try the eggplant caviar for starters...a yummy spread for the crusty French bread...with a bottle of rosé. Then how about guinea hen with tarragon sauce and crème brulée for dessert? All of my favorites...yum!!
The restaurant keeps a fabulous secret. In the back are the most beautiful rose gardens that I have ever seen! The customers are allowed to wander freely and explore them at their leisure, so let's take a quick tour! Aren't the roses amazing?...massive bushes full of blooms!
These steps lead up to a little studio that was used by the Americans who came to stay in Giverny. I think even I could manage to be inspired in this wonderfully charming little village!
We need to hurry now, though. I don't want to miss our last stop!
Isn't this a quaint little church? Virtually every little village in France has one. This one has something that none of the others have, though. Not many tourists seem to know, so we are here alone. Can you guess what we have come to see?
Yes, it's Monet's grave. Amazing, isn't it? He loved this little village so much that he spent half of his life here and was buried here alongside the members of his family. No special fuss is made over his grave site. You have to look for it...just a simple headstone in a country church graveyard. Here is the resting place of one of the greatest artists who has ever lived!
Well...I guess it's time to head back. One good thing about a virtual trip is that there's no jet lag! I don't know about you, but I want to swing by the Japanese bridge one more time before I head home. I'm just going to stay here and gaze at the water lilies for a few moments. Don't wait for me. I'll catch up...
Thanks so much for dropping by! See you nest time! A la prochaine!
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Debbie what a fabulous tour. The pictures are just amazing, and it sent a shiver down my spine to see that shot of the waterlilies. Just beautiful and so relaxing. I could sit and stare at these scenes all day. You are a great tour guide! Stop by when you get a chance and pick up an award. Hugs, KathyReplyDelete
Debbie, thank you so much for whisking me away on this awesome tour! These pictures are wonderful! I also adore the house. Oh how I wish you would take me to France IRL! I know you could show me all of the best parts. laurieReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 9:44 AM
Chere Debbie,ReplyDelete
Je te remercie tres fort pour la jolie visite chez Monet. C'est super! J'aime aussi la musique de Chopin. Je joue du piano et la grande valse brilliante et une de mes compositions favorites a jouer. Je te verrai lundi. Linda (Je regrette la manque d'accents!)
Oh~Wait for me! This is just my kind of day-trip...imagine a day-trip to France...I only wish!ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking me along via your beautiful photos - it was so inspiring! ...and that creme brulee - scrumptious!
The gardens are heavenly!
Where do we go next?
Oh Linda! Je suis si contente de te voir ici!! Quelle plaisir de te trouver "chez moi." Oui, je voudrais bien refaire la visite pour de vrai! Je pensais à toi en chioisissant la musique. A lundi...DebbieReplyDelete
How spectacular!ReplyDelete
Thanks for inviting us along for the tour Debbie. :)
Oh Debbie I just loved this tour today of Monet house and gardens..I read alot about him and loved all his works..thank you dear friend..may you have a great week end..hugs and smiles GloriaReplyDelete
Debbie, what a wonderful tour and you always make it so real. You're the best tour guide I've ever had. The best thing about this tour is I can visit it again and again. Thanks so much for the fun trip. I loved it. Hugs, MartyReplyDelete
Debbie, I adore the Impressionists, and Monet is probably my favorite! Love him! And I loved this virutal tour! :-)ReplyDelete
Are you familiar with the movie "Impromptu" about George Sand and Chopin? I can't hear that piece that Chopin piece that's playing without thinking of it. If you haven't seen it, you must! It's wonderful... starring Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Bernadette Peters, and Mandy (who's last name I can't spell).
Sheila :-)
Wow, that was an amazing tour. I would love to visit one day. My father used to paint, and at one point was really into Art. I remember looking through all of his books on Monet as a child.ReplyDelete
This tour was a great way to start my day off. Have a wonderful day.
Thanks, Nicole
Oh,I thank you so... much, for sharing this trip! I was just hoping my Monet of field of poppies was coming up! I wonder if the house in it is one of the places you have shown. So lovely! I now want daylillies on my creek bank. lol I am going back to look at the house. Hubby will not go for the lilly pads, I have tried. lol Thanks for taking me on this wonderful trip of excitement!ReplyDelete
What a lovely virtual visit to France and Monet's gardens ...just what I needed today....soothing, educational and inspirational ! Une poste formidable!!ReplyDelete
a la prochaine!
Oh..i don't want it to be virtual (boo hoo hoo) let's pack our bags...let's go ! we can blog from the plane...we can blog from the cafes..we can blog from the gardens...!ReplyDelete
we can not blog at all...
Can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this. Armchair traveling is all I'm ever likely to do, but with your wonderful pictures it is very satisfying. You are a wonderful tour guide.ReplyDelete
Your mention of creme brulee reminded me that my husband's supervisor gave him a creme brulee set for Christmas. DH wouldn't know what to do with it, but his supervisor knows I like to putter around in the kitchen. I haven't ever been able to justify the price of the torch for something that we have never even tried. Now I can play. Besides the torch the set includes four serving dishes and the generous giver also included an extra container of fuel.
When I try it out, I'll let you know what DH and I think. Can't wait to try it.
Oh Glenda! What a wonderful gift! I got one for Christmas last year and can't work up the nerve to use the torch, so you will have to tell me if it is too scary! I tried running them under the broiler...not the same. It is one of my favorite desserts. Do you have World Market nearby? They had a wonderful crème brulée cookbook...all sorts of variations. I made one that was half chocolate and half vanilla...yummy! Keep me posted on yours...DebbieReplyDelete
Thanks...I needed a little vacation,and whom better to share it with than blog buds and Monet! Your post has the Artistry of Monet himself! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the breathtaking tour! Beautiful gardens!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful treat!!! Thanks so much for being our guide on this beautiful tour. Better than Calgon! The flowers are just beautiful. Day lilies are among my favorite flowers. And the water lilies make me want to put in a water feature so I can try my hand at growing them. I'm not much of a world traveler so this little tour was a special treat for me. Thanks so much.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for taking us on a tour. Now I am so facinated by Monet that I must learn more about him.ReplyDelete
Hi Debbie,ReplyDelete
Wow that was a fabulous trip, and no jet lag..... Thank you, loved it.
Oh Deb, this is one my dreams, to go and see Monet's gardens and home.Thankyou so much for sharing this wonderful experience.The pictures were wonderful and the way you described everything is like being there.What a wonderful trip you had and thank you for taking us along memory lane. I loved it ,KathysueReplyDelete
as I was trying to find inspiration for my seed order this year...I looked at this garden ...and another one that was inspired by it! Then I came here for the full meal deal! thanks girl...I love the views...and I needed this vacation!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2009 at 2:34 AM
Bonjour Debbie (my dear sister's name also)ReplyDelete
First time here and even though I should be in bed... here I am enjoying your beautiful tour. Loved my visit.
Claudie (Claudette) from Canada
Debbie, what a beautiful "virtual" tour. I could imagine myself strolling through the beautiful gardens..You made us feel as if we were there... Thanks for swinging by.. I'll certainly be glad when all of this mess is behind me..It has been a long drawn out process...just a couple more days and then it's up to me again...lol..then the fun will begin with putting it all back and creating new vignettes...right up my alley... :-)ReplyDelete
hugs ~lynne~
I have had a wonderful visit to Monet's garden, absolutely idyllic. Thank you for stopping by French Essence today - lovely to have found you, xv.ReplyDelete
just saw your pink sat comment lol about the cap and pony tail :) lolReplyDelete
when i got to choose my first after chemo/rad hair pieces i tried one of those! lol
i looked like i had a beaver tail growing out of my skull lol...
needless to say, i passed on that one ! LOL
Oh how absolutely cool. Wonderful information too...not just pictures. Thanks for the educational virtual vacation on this dull Sunday afternoon. I was briefly transported to a world that alas I may never see.ReplyDelete
Teresa Jane
Oh my goodness, Debbie! You couldn't have picked a better virtual tour! Those gardens are beautiful and how interesting to see Monet's inspiration and models for his painting.ReplyDelete
I feel like I'm just received an enchanting and wonderful education! Wow...the beauty of these pics is amazing and you can see how it all must have been such an inspiration to him. Thanks taking us along on your vacation! :-)ReplyDelete
EVening, Debbie and what a wonderful tour! Thanks for your continued prayer for my Mother, she was better today. I appreciate you so much.ReplyDelete
Be a sweetie,
Shelia :)
Il a été un long chemin parcouru. Il a été une bataille âprement. Oh oui, ce petit chapeau rose est mon badge d'honneur!ReplyDelete
Vous êtes gentils. Comment ai-je écrit, sans votre présence? :) Vous faites partie de la Muse de l'univers! Je suis très reconnaissante!
Ah this Muse needs practice!ReplyDelete
Hi Debbie... my first visit to your blog via Muse... I had to come and comment on your pig poetry... I loved it.. must be the country girl in me... but pigs are beautiful creatures... well... as long as they're little and pink, or fried up on a plate!ReplyDelete
Love your pics... the interior of the cafe is sooooooo French... Thanks for the virtual vacation, but I'm with Muse... I like reality!
Just loved your tour of Monet's Garden and those beautiful rose gardens, you could almost smell their sweet scent. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of a truly great artist.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Bon Jour, Debbie, I am a first time visitor, and didn't expect to be taken along on such a wonderful trip, plus dinner and a night in a quaint hotel. I have seen most of the usual pictures of the grounds at Monet's enchanting home. But the ones of the creek are the ones I liked the best, I always like to know whats beyond the garden gate. Adieu.ReplyDelete
Hi............I just found you and came for a visit.......not knowing that I was going on vacation with you........Thanks so much for taking me along on your lovely journey. I had a very good time. Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2009..........Come visit me when you have the time.ReplyDelete
Ahhhhhh Debbie what a respite from the crazy world. The gardens are breathtaking! I think I'll just move in to the hotel for a while. I need to see the gardens in all seasons *winks* Beautiful beautiful post my friend!! VannaReplyDelete
What a beautiful tour, and with a better guide no where to be found! Your blog is beautiful!ReplyDelete
If we have a World Market nearby, I don't know where it is. There was one recipe included with the torch and I used that. It wasn't hard to do, though it did require several steps. Since the torch was technically a gift to DH, I set up the sugar and DH had the honor of torching my creation.ReplyDelete
He has seen the commercial on TV where the guy sets the kitchen on fire while using a torch, so was a tad apprehensive. I had made my bain-marie using a Pyrex dish. After the custard had cooked, I poured out the water, and placed the dishes of custard back into the Pyrex dish. We figured that way, there would be no chance of scorching the countertop. They came out really well and tasted delicious.
There were several other uses listed on the box such as melting cheese on twice baked potatoes, the tops of casseroles, French onion soup, and browning meringues. Debbie, if I can do it, you can too. Just make sure you read your directions to insure safe operation, because you will be "playing with fire".
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 3:20 PM
What an amazing post! Monet is a favorite of mine. It was interesting to see the places he's been and the inspiration for his work. Thank you for taking us on this lovely tripReplyDelete
Wow, this is a wonderful post. I'm coming back later to view it in detail when I get my TT post done. I love Monet's gardens! :-) SusanReplyDelete
Thanks for your visit, Teresa Jane! Drop by any time...you are always welcome!...DebbieReplyDelete
Lovely! Debbie I left a little something for you over at my blog. Come take a look.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the notes on my crystal, I have 3 full length cabinets full, and still do not have all the collection. Did you find my field of poppies? lolReplyDelete
Yes! Debbie it has thelady,child,and a house in the back ground,in the field of poppies. I have the Monet Field of Poppies in my parlor. Picture of it on my blog somewhere. I do love it so. I have three old prints above the piano, that are of ladies in a french market, buying flowers. Found two at garage sale 25 years ago, when we bought our Craftman's Bungalow, in the attic was a print of the french market of flowers. I do not know the artist,I may need to go take a look! The prints just look so great with the Monet, which was given to me while I was working out of state, a lady came to visit my daughter and saw my french market prints, and brought back the Monet, I have no idea who she was, but I love her. lolReplyDelete
Debbie... thanks for stopping by French Lique... I invite you to read my very first post on my blog... it reveals the truth about "French Lique"... I now consider it my guilty pleasure... wink-winkReplyDelete
be still my heart... all the things i adore in one place... gorgeous post!ReplyDelete
Beautiful trip, thanks for taking us!ReplyDelete
I love Monet , one of my favs. I have a print of Monet's hanging in my living room.
Saw some of his actual work this last year at the Seattle Art Museum, amazing!
- AnonymousJanuary 6, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I love Giverny! While living in Paris, a group of about 15 ladies {myself included} rented bikes and toured around for the day. When we passed the chapel, a very happy bride and groom were just leaving! It is one magical place and definitely on my list of favorite day trips near Paris. Love your blog!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2009 at 5:08 PM
How well I remember Monet's Garden. It made a powerful impression on me. Once we went there in April and it SNOWED on us on the drive back to Paris. We ate at the American Art Museum that time and I had Goat Cheese Salad. It was delicious! Another time we went to Giverny in June and it was so hot we practically wilted. But each time it was perfectly beautiful. I will visit the church yard next time. Thanks for the virtual tour.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Laura
C'est si bon..I am so happy to have found your blog. I spent two weeks in France on a cooking tour many years ago.It has become the inspiration for my cooking passion, and love of plates. Your visit to Provence was so similar to mine. You do have a few photos I wish I had from Gourdes which is where the home was that we stayed for a week with the writer of a french cookbook. Peter Mayle had a house down the street. I will always remember the fountains on so many streets, and of course the Louve's wall painting of Monet's white turkeys. Noone ever seems to remember those turkeys he raised. Can't wait for another day trip. Sorry it's taken me so long to find you, I am new to blogland. Would it be possible to share with me some of those photos in Provence from your retirement vacation? My email address is email@example.com. My mother in law took me there, she is no longer with us, but we did have the time of our lives together there.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment! I appreciate my wonderful readers!... Debbie


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If you saw a 6 foot 3 inch man built like a football player armed with a 3 1/2-foot blowtorch, what would you do? Why if you're Jewish, you'd hire him to clean your place before Passover.
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It's thorough work and the blowtorch can be a gnarly thing, so he always has to stay true to one of his beliefs: "you have to be respectful to the blowtorch". I agree. Read about Rabbi Marrus and his whole Kosher Certification crew at the WSJ. [WSJ]


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Until Next Time Lyrics
Artist: James Lynn Strait
Album: Strait Up
Featuring Jason Sears of RKL (Rich Kids on LSD)
Lyrics written by Jason Sears
Music Writen by Lynn Strait/Mikey Doling/Tumor Fahnestock
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As I sit here all alone and wondering why now once again
all the others weren't enought you had to take another friend
now once again to soon i search for words that just aren't there
I give to you my feelings in a song and with a tear
Somehow close yet still so far
I hold you here deep in my heart
I hope and pray these words you'll hear
that your at peace and free from fear
the question asked full in my rage how could you make this end
just seems so wrong that in his frime you'd go and take my friend
if goodness comes from tragedy then let this be the case
so only thoughs of joy are thought each time we see your face
Why did you have to know
I hope it's not in vain
Cause there has to be a reason
or some goodness in my pain
Passion churning sensess bluring
all the things you taught we learned
some things in life we'll never know
like how much time we're left to go
never fair or justified
sad alone I sat and cried
of all the questions we must ask
Not when, where, who but why so fast?
Now looking back I see the day our eyes they first did meet
an alligator shirt some jeans and docks upon his feet
with out stretched arms we said hello his face a welcome grin
You wanna go and spark a bowl nice to meet you my names lynn
a battle forges on but it just don't seem the same
cause I'm gonna win this battle and I'll do it in your name
I say goodbye to you my friend I did a fond farewell
at least your up in heaven now not stuck here in this HELL!!
On with the show we have to go
My thoughts they have been spoken
you touched our lives gave others
hope and now our hearts are broken
of all that come and all that go
there's few that have the spark
the strength the joy, the energy
to truely fill our hearts
of whom I speak I sing these words
and give this final hymn
I say it loud with love and pride and shout
Then someone looked up to the sky
look there's Lynn he said and off you flew
with dobbs by your side I know then you weren't dead
you just changed shapes free as a
bird to soar the skys above and so we turned
and waved goodbye as sadness turned to love
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The Irondale Youth Hockey Association Board of Directors
wishes you a wonderful holiday season!
Team News:
Irondale A PeeWees take 3rd at Super Rink Spectacular
While co-hosting with Mounds View at their annual Thanksgiving tournament, Irondale's A Peewees come away with 3rd place. In the opening game Irondale skated to a 5-3 victory over Buffalo. Goals scored by Jack Healy(2), David Zosel, David Falconer & Tom Welty, with assists going to Leif Erickson(2), Jacob Dalnes, & David Zosel.
In the second game Irondale lost 6-1 to a very strong Tartan team. The lone Irondale goal was scored by Jack Healy. Goaltender Lance Bortot faced 35 shots in this game.
In a very exciting 3rd place game Irondale faced Mounds View. This was back and forth game with Irondale coming out on top 6-5, with the game winning goal being scored with 3.6 seconds remaining in the game. Goals for Irondale were scored Eric Louiselle(2), David Zosel, Jack Healy(2) & Jake Dalnes. The assist went to Jack Healy (2), David Zosel, Luke DeBruzzi & Eric Louiselle. Lance Bortot faced 36 shots in the victory.
The Irondale A Peewees are Lance Bortot, Jake Dalnes, Luke DeBruzzi, Leif Erickson, David Falconer, James Gjere, Jack Healy, Eric Louiselle, Joe Norton, Robert O'Connell, Cameron Stimmler, Tom Welty & David Zosel. Coaches are Steve Stimmler, Mike Erickson & Randy Bortot.
From John Donovan, ACE Coordinator:
A data entry volunteer opportunity is available. Data from the HEP program will need to be entered into a web based data collection program. If you are interested, contact John Donovan.
All IYHA Board Meetings are open meetings.
Please feel free to come to the meetings, which are held at the Mounds View City Hall in Conference Room C. Also, if you wish to have a copy of any information which is distributed at the meeting, please email or call Niki and it will be mailed to you. Upcoming dates for Board meetings are being planned for 2005.
NOTE: If you wish to be on the agenda for the meeting, please contact Brad DeKanick.
There have been several teams that have sponsors for their teams. These are listed below. This part of the newsletter will continue throughout the rest of the IYHA season. Please notify Niki Gjere of any additions or corrections. (Please forward information about websites and addresses, etc.) Many thanks to our sponsors!
**Champp's New Brighton**
**New Brighton Sportsmen's Club**
Pee Wee B
**Quality Post Service**
**Fuji Ya**
Once again, many, many thanks to our sponsors!
Please support them! When you see them, please tell them you are from Irondale Youth Hockey!
IYHA Board of Directors, Meeting Minutes for November 17, 2004. (NOTE: these have not been approved by the Board of Directors. They will be reviewed and amended and approved at the next meeting.)
Present: Niki Gjere, Jeanne Falconer, Becky Ewing, Dan Marcouiller, Pat O'Connor, Randy Bortot, Cheryl Mason, Tom Welty, Chris Tahti.
Absent: Brad DeKanick, Brian Johnson,
Guests: John Donovan, Dale Aukee, Jim Cich.
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Secretary Niki Gjere in the absence of the President and Vice President.
Minutes reviewed, motion to accept as presented (DM) (RB), motion carried.
Guests: Dale Aukee and Jim Cich from A Squirts. Here to voice concerns about the ice times and to ask how ice allotment works. Distribution, purchase, etc. Becky is the Ice Commissioner. She receives blocks of ice, which are distributed with Mounds View 70% and Irondale 30%. There are different prime times—weekday, weekend, and weekend prime. She is checking historical data about ice and distribution. Will average 100-105 hours per month. Pulled out times for games and Initiation, which left approximately 20+ hours. Got more hours from Columbia (176). VMIA—haven't heard back. Fogarty—gave a few hours for October. In September, we were given our own ice at the Super Rink for our warm-ups. (Traditionally, Irondale has not wanted any ice in September so we aren't given any.) We need to have continuity of our Ice Commissioner, so there is consistency of learning; and presence at the table.
We will work with Ramsey County to sit down next year together and either have it split up prior to being given out; OR having Irondale and Mounds View sit down together and portion it out.
The Ramsey County obligation of 1000 hours is also being split 70% Mounds View and 30% Irondale.
Brad DeKanick and Brian Johnson will pursue a meeting with Mounds View counterparts to discuss the concerns about ice.
Solutions for this year: Sharing ice, pursuing other ice as teams, individual teams looking at the schedule globally so teams can identify possibilities. For January ice, can we get permits to use the rink? Yes! If you have a consistent pattern, then the City may assist with clearing the ice.
Action: Becky will get January and February ice out as soon as possible.
Action: Ask Brian to Email the managers about process of how to obtain more ice—processes. If Association buys ice, then it is tax exempt.
Old Business:
New Business—Board Roundtable:
§ When a player plays at the high school level, then the team manager will assist in determining the refund—based on the hours of ice that were used, etc.
§ Chris formally apologizes to Jeanne for not having his budget done—dog ate it.
§ Treasurer's report distributed.
Additional Business: Pictures are the December 2nd or 6th. Managers are being contacted directly.
Motion to adjourn meeting (TW) (CT), motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Next meeting is December 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the Mounds View City Hall Conference Room C.
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4 cups baby carrots, rinsed and split lengthwise if very thick (or frozen presliced carrots)
2 tbsp soft tub margarine
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
Place the carrots in a small saucepan. Add just enough water to barely cover the carrots. Cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cook for 7–8 minutes, just until the carrots are easily pierced with a sharp knife.
While the carrots are cooking, combine margarine, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a small saucepan, and melt together over low heat (or put in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for a few seconds on high power, until margarine is mostly melted). Stir well to combine ingredients.
Drain carrots, leaving them in the saucepan. Pour cinnamon mixture over carrots. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2–3 minutes, just until the carrots are thoroughly coated and the glaze thickens slightly. Serve warm.
Yield: 4 servings
Serving size: 1 cup carrots
Calories: 67
Total fat :3 g
Saturated fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 149 mg
Total fiber: 2 g
Protein: 1 g
Carbohydrates: 10 g
Potassium: 260 mg
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How authentication works in Duet Enterprise 2.0
Duet Enterprise 2.0 stores all business processes and data in the SAP system while letting SharePoint users access the processes and data from SharePoint websites and Outlook 2013. Because SAP and SharePoint authenticate users differently, Duet provides a single sign-on authentication model that authenticates each user individually.
It's helpful to understand the following things before you look at the overall authentication process.
- A user logs on to SharePoint by using their SharePoint user identity. This can be either forms-based authentication or credentials stored in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), but is typically associated with a user account stored in AD DS.
- The SAP environment can't authenticate a user's SharePoint identity. Instead, a Duet Enterprise component installed on the SharePoint Server 2013 farm swaps the user's Windows credentials for a user certificate that SAP NetWeaver uses to authenticate the user. When Duet Enterprise 2.0 is installed, the SAP administrator creates a trust relationship with the DuetRoot Certificate (an X.509 Root Authority certificate), which is stored in the SharePoint Secure Store Service. This certificate is used to create a certificate for each individual user on the fly.
- Information in an SAP environment can't be secured with Windows credentials or SharePoint credentials (which in this case would be the user's SharePoint identity). Instead, information is secured in SAP using SAP user accounts. When deploying Duet Enterprise 2.0, an SAP administrator maps each SharePoint user account to a unique SAP user. This way, a user who logs into a SharePoint website can access data that's stored in SAP without getting an extra login prompt.
The following picture shows a high-level view of authentication flow in a Duet Enterprise 2.0 environment. It shows the steps that occur when a SharePoint user accesses SAP information from a SharePoint site.
|To see this picture and the following list that describes the process without having to scroll, download the Authentication flow in Duet Enterprise 2.0 poster.
Figure: Duet Enterprise 2.0 authentication
The following list describes the steps shown in the preceding picture. This picture assumes that a SharePoint user has requested data that's stored in the SAP environment.
A. A user logs on to a Duet Enterprise 2.0-enabled SharePoint website using his SharePoint user identity. Because the website contains an external list or Web Part that surfaces SAP data, the request is sent to the Business Connectivity Services runtime in the SharePoint farm.
B. The Business Connectivity Services runtime invokes the Duet Enterprise 2.0 OData Extension Provider.
C. The Duet Enterprise 2.0 OData Extension Provider gets the DuetRoot Certificate from the Secure Store.
D. The Duet Enterprise 2.0 OData Extension Provider uses the DuetRoot Certificate to create an X.509 user certificate and sends the certificate to the Business Connectivity Services runtime.
E. The Business Connectivity Services runtime sends the request with the user certificate to the SAP NetWeaver Gateway component of SAP NetWeaver in a request packet.
|SAP NetWeaver with the SAP NetWeaver Gateway component installed is also known as SAP NetWeaver Gateway.
F. Because SAP NetWeaver trusts the DuetRoot Certificate that was used to create the user certificate, SAP NetWeaver can authenticate the user and look up the SAP user who is mapped to the SharePoint user who is identified by the certificate.
G. The SAP user account that's mapped to the SharePoint user is returned to SAP NetWeaver.
H. SAP NetWeaver uses the SAP user account to request access to the requested information in the SAP system and, if the user is authorized to access the information, the requested information is sent to SAP NetWeaver Gateway.
I. SAP NetWeaver Gateway sends the reply as a response packet to the Business Connectivity Services runtime on the on-premises SharePoint farm.
J. The Business Connectivity Services runtime passes the information to the SharePoint user. In this case, to the website from which the user has requested the information.
|The two-way connection between the SharePoint Server farm and SAP NetWeaver is secured by using two Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates. One certificate is bound to a SharePoint web application and trusted by the SAP administrator. The other certificate is bound to SAP NetWeaver and trusted by the SharePoint administrator.
Using SAP roles to access SharePoint objects
In the enterprise, the tasks that a user does are usually related to that user's role. Because of this, it's handy to grant permissions to resources, such as list items, websites, and documents, based on SAP roles. Conceptually, SAP roles are like SharePoint groups except that they're created and managed in SAP.
In SAP NetWeaver, users are assigned one or more roles, such as Sales Representative, Project Manager, Executive, and Human Resources Specialist. SAP roles can be broad, such as All Sales Managers, or narrow, such as Sales Managers Eastern Region.
In Duet Enterprise 2.0, these SAP roles can be used to grant permissions in SharePoint Server. Anything you can set permissions on in SharePoint Server can be assigned permissions using SAP roles.
This includes objects directly related to Duet Enterprise 2.0, such as SAP reports, external lists, actions on external content types, and any general and securable SharePoint Server objects, such as websites or document libraries.
After a role is granted permissions to an object, any user who is assigned that role will then have permissions to use that object.
If you remember nothing else about RoleSync, remember that SAP NetWeaver admins assign SAP users to roles and they also assign SharePoint users to SAP users. This effectively assigns one or more SAP roles to SharePoint users.
Duet Enterprise 2.0 uses the Duet Enterprise Profile Synchronization Timer Job feature to bring the user role assignments from the SAP system into the SharePoint user profile store. Duet Enterprise 2.0 also uses the Duet Enterprise Claims Provider to help manage the role-based permissions to securable objects in SharePoint Server.
|Think of role synchronization as a one-way street. Users' roles that are defined in the SAP system are brought into the SharePoint user profile store. No properties in the SharePoint user profiles are sent from SharePoint back to SAP.
During role synchronization, the set of SAP users is imported into the SharePoint user profile store by using Business Connectivity Services. For each SAP user who has a related user profile in SharePoint, all of the SAP roles assigned to that user are listed in the user profile store.
Role synchronization connects from SharePoint Server to an external system on the SAP side named "SAPUsersService." This external system sends the user-to-roles mappings to the SharePoint user profile store.
After role synchronization is completed, you'll see a new field, called SAP Roles at the bottom of the User Profile page. The SAP roles assigned to the user are separated by semicolons.
SAP Roles as seen on a User Profile page.
Role synchronization is typically scheduled to be run on a schedule by using the Duet Enterprise Profile Synchronization Timer Job. You decide how often to synchronize roles and how many users to import at a time.
After roles are synchronized with the SharePoint user profile store, users and administrators can grant access to SharePoint securable objects using the SAP roles. Before this capability is available, a SharePoint farm administrator needs to activate the Duet Enterprise SAP Roles Claims Provider feature at the farm level which makes the claims provider available.
|When a user's role is changed in the SAP system, the change can take some time (up to 10 hours) to be propagated to the SharePoint system. This might temporarily prevent users from being authorized if their roles have changed since the last sync job.


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This reminds me of a series I saw in a magazine a long time ago. They were a series of paintings titled like..."Harboring a Grudge", or "Lodging a Complaint", where the Complaint and Grudge took ok the form of a monster in the illustrations. Don't know who did them but as I remember they were very well done.
Sheridan, it sounds like the kind of thing Paul Coker used to do in MAD . . .
Robert, I looked up the MAD illustrations you speak of. They use the same idea, but are crude/cartoony renditions. The ones I remember were very real looking. The "Harboring A Grudge" one depicted a man at the front door of his living room, with the door opened a crack. There was a cop at the door obviously asking the man a question. Behind the man and across the room was a large monster like being. He was looking toward the door with a worried look on his face. It was all pretty realistically rendered.
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Poké Ball Peril (なんごくポケモンとGSボール The Southern Pokémon and the GS Ball) is the 3rd episode of Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands season.
Episode Plot
Ash and co. arrived to the Valencia Island. Ash notices it is quite hot and advises they could swim. Brock reminds him they need to take care of work first, but they or Misty know not where Ivy is located. They visit a Pokémon Center and Brock flirts, but gets his ear pulled by Misty. Ash asks for location of the lab and Nurse Joy gives them the directions. Following the path, they arrive to her house and are soon greeted by her assistants, who show them where she can be found.
As they walk, they encounter a Gyarados, but a woman. The woman jumps and grabs her lab coat, introducing herself as Professor Ivy. They come to her lab and see the Ball. Ivy tells Ash they tried to open it, but had no luck and due to its golden and silvery color, they named it as GS Ball. As Oak researches a Magikarp, Ash calls him and tells they made it to Ivy, showing him the GS Ball. Ivy greets Oak and they tell each other they have read each other's articles, so they shorten the conversation and Oak is told Ash will give him the Ball. Team Rocket, meanwhile, are unhappy the blimp is destroyed, but Jessie encourages Meowth and James that they need to repair the blimp to get Pikachu for the boss.
As the heroes wander, Ivy lets them know the area is the lab they are in. Misty smells flowers and a Vileplume emerges, but Ash notices it has different color of flower. Ivy's assistant comes with the food and the Pokémon appear. The heroes notice they have different color about them and are told due to the different climate the Pokémon look different. Ash and Misty scold Pikachu and Togepi for eating without allowance, but Ivy lets them have the food. Ivy sees Butterfree does not want to eat and Brock tastes the food and sees the problem. He makes an addition to the food, as Butterfree wants to eat tasty food. Ivy is embarrassed as Brock shows more knowledge than she does, but they go back to the house.
At the house, they see a lot of mess, so Brock cleans up everything and makes dinner. After the dinner, Ash and Misty sleep, while Brock goes to Ivy, giving her snack. Ivy thanks him, as she records Vileplume's movement. Suddenly, a Raticate appears and gets engulfed by the pollen Vileplume spread. Ivy rescues it (and gets engulfed as well) and go to the Center. Joy reminds Ivy she could have been hurt, but is glad Raticate is saved in time. Next day, Ash and Misty are about to go, but notice Brock is not around. They see him doing chores and Ivy believes he wants to stay. Brock confirms, as he has much to learn here and to do. Ash and Misty respect his decision and depart, although find a bit strange without him around.
Though Ash has the blimp tickets, he and Misty know the last one was a bad flight. However, they see the blimp is better, as Team Rocket, as hosts, push them into the blimp. Ash and Misty want to eat, but Team Rocket cage them. They see the other twerp is not around, so they taunt these two twerps are in love. Just as Team Rocket are going to get Pikachu, Jigglypuff appears and sings. Team Rocket abandon the blimp, and while they managed to get the parachutes, they fall down asleep. However, Ash and Misty are in the blimp, still asleep, as it drifts away.
- Professor Ivy was seen to be more of an outside Pokémon Professor, a quality she shares with Professor Birch.
- The GS Ball is a form of foreshadowing since the initials might stand for Gold and Silver, as in Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version.
- This is the first episode that shows Pokémon with different body color, but not a shiny Pokémon.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Lapras.
- Team Rocket say at the end of the episode that the blimp was filled with hydrogen, but would have caused a giant explosion due to its instability.


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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:32 am
Post subject: Chocolate hibiscus creme brulee
I never thought I'd be submitting this post, but... I made the chocolate hibiscus creme brulee yesterday and it didn't quite work. It tasted wonderful (and the top even caramelised properly sans blowtorch) but the consistency was too liquid - not quite pourable, but pretty close.
As this is, first of all, my first ever attempt at creme brulee, and second, the 35th recipe I've tried from the book (really!) and the first one that didn't turn out perfectly, I'm inclined to think it was me and not the recipe. I've thought about possible problem points and this is what I came up with:
1. How much should I have beaten the egg yolks and sugar? I whisked them with a wire whisk until they were amalgamated; should I have used an electric beater and beaten them until they were pale and fluffy?
2. Were my ramekins the wrong shape/size/material? Mine aren't wide, shallow and ceramic, but relatively small and deep (about 3" across and 2" deep, and I had to fill them almost to the top) and made of glass.
3. Should I have bruleed them straight out of the fridge rather than letting them come to room temperature for 30 minutes first?
I should also note that oven temperature was not the problem - I have an oven thermometer so I know the oven didn't deceive me.
If anyone can help, I'd be very grateful. I adore creme brulee and I want to get it right! (and if the ramekins are the source of the problem, well... 'tis the season for kitchen gifts!)
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Dear Rachel,
Sorry this wasn't as successful as it should have been.
What sort of cream did you use?
From what you describe, my best guess is that it has to do with the shape of the ramekins: poured into a wide and shallow ramekin, the cream will cook and set much faster than in a narrower, deeper one.
If you try this again with the same vessels, I would suggest you lower the oven temp a little, and cook the crèmes for a little longer.
One final question: how hot was the water that you poured in for the water bath? It should be very hot (I pour it in straight from the kettle) otherwise it will slow down the cooking a bit.
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Clotilde, thanks for the suggestions, very much appreciated! I think you're probably right about the ramekins. I did use very hot water straight from the kettle, so I don't think that was the problem.
I used heavy (whipping) cream. That was the only type I could find - I looked high and low for light cream but no luck. (It did seem roughly the same consistency as what would be called single cream in Britain, so I assumed it would be okay.) Could that have contributed to the problem?
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The CF2SCSI / SCSIFLASH IBM Emulator Emulator replaces legacy storage disk drives. It operates with many SASI, SCSI-1, or SCSI-2 drives and can be programmed to emulate the host systems requirement.
FLASH2GUI - Optional ethernet support for centralised backup & restore capability available removing the need to rotate media. Primary data storage is always written to the CF card. No software change to the host required.
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Solid State Disks Ltd, design and manufacture the Solid State SCSI SCSIFlash™ drive
- Small format PCB converts Compact Flash Media to appear as a IBM SCSI device on a Host's SCSI bus
- 3.5" form factor PCB which will replace any 3.5" disk drive or larger drives with adaptor
- Will fit in a 3.5" disk slot using the same mountings
- Allows the CF Cards up to 64GB (SLC) and 256GB (MLC) to attach to the SCSI bus.
- SCSI Host will typically see the device as a IBM disk drive of any emulation
- Board is low power, using 5V only, and has an optional add-on display and pushbutton user interface
- Microcode is field upgradable via integral serial port
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Little Richard, 1935–, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded
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In order for a student to see their grades on MyCCRI, grades posted via the Web must now be rolled to Academic History in Banner. This allows those grades to be viewed by the student via the Web, it allows those grades to appear on the student's transcript, it allows the system to calculate their updated GPA, and it allows CCRI to run other processes i.e., Graduation, Academic Progress, Satisfactory Academic Progress, National Student Clearinghouse for loan deferments, etc.
Once grades are rolled, they can no longer be changed via the web. Therefore, grade changes (except I and IC grades that are changed automatically) must be submitted manually to Enrollment Services for grade change processing.
Faculty Grade Maintenance Form
The Faculty Grade Maintenance Form is available at any Enrollment Services office. The form must be picked up in person, may be dropped off either in person or through interoffice mail, and must be signed in order to be processed.
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The following letter grade options are available:
- A: Superior
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- C: Average
- D: Below Average
- F: Failure
- I - Incomplete Work - this is a temporary grade used only when a student has not completed all required work because of extenuating circumstances. An "I" grade must be made up with the instructor who issued the grade by the end of the following semester, e.g., Fall "I" grade made up by end of May. Otherwise no credit will be allowed for the course and the "I" will automatically revert to a "WF."
- IC - Incomplete Continuing - Math Lab only
- NA - No Assessment. Unofficial Withdrawal.
- NS - No Show (only valid for No Show processing – not valid for final grading)
- P - Passing
- U - Unsatisfactory
- WF - Withdrawn Failing - not valid for midterm
- WP - Withdrawn Passing - not valid for midterm
For more complete information see Academic Information.
Students will be able to view their final grades as soon as the data has been rolled to Academic History, which is indicated in the Rolled column on the final grading worksheet. Mid term grades will be viewable to students as soon as they have been processed.
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